World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Russell W. Badger, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Honored By
BSA Troop 9 Weymouth & R. M. Thomas
Relationship
Friends
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. HE EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS FOR EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AERIAL FLIGHT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS A SQUADRON NAVIGATOR IN A 15TH AIR FORCE B-24 LIBERATOR BOMB GROUP.